Optics: eye examining, vision testing and correcting inventions 08/08

20080204651 - Detachable sideshade for spectacles: A sideshade for reducing peripheral glare that is removably attachable to a temple of spectacles such that the wearer of the spectacles is not required to remove the spectacles in order to attach the sideshade to or detach the sideshade from the temple of the spectacles. The detachable sideshade is... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20080204652 - Hinge for spectacles: The present invention relates to a hinge for spectacles, the hinge having two spectacle frame parts joined in an articulated manner by an axis element, the end of the first spectacle frame part having a first bend which encloses at least in part the axis element in a pivoting manner,... Agent: Kusner & Jaffe Highland Place Suite 310

20080204653 - Eyewear with adjustable retention strap: Eyewear includes a frame having a first side and a second side. The eyewear additionally includes a continuous strap. The continuous strap includes a first end and a second end. The first end is secured to the first side of the frame. The continuous strap includes a first side and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080204654 - Device for installing suction jig for eyeglass lens and method for determining suction jig installation position: An automatic suction device for an eyeglass lens and a method for determining suction jig installation position, capable of recognizing that a frame exchange lens holder is being installed on a placement table, making transition to installation work of a frame exchange mode, and avoiding an erroneous contact between the... Agent: Kubovcik & Kubovcik The Farragut Building

20080204655 - Fundus oculi observation device and fundus oculi image processing device: A fundus oculi observation device comprises: an image forming part configured to optically acquire data and form a tomographic image of a fundus oculi of an eye; a storage configured to store optical information representing a state of an ocular optical system of the eye; a calculator configured to calculate... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20080204656 - Image processing apparatus: A model eye that models the optical characteristics of a human eye and is endowed with a grayscale pattern on the ocular fundus model surface is stereographically photographed with a parallax via a stereo photographic optical system. Photographed images are processed to provide calibration data for correcting the shape distortions... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Adams & Wilks

20080204657 - Device and method for detecting the spatial position of the optical axis of an eye and for centering a reference system relation to be optical axis: A method and a device for detecting the spatial position of the optical axis of the eye of a human or animal subject and for centering a reference system in relation to the optical axis are described, having at least one light source emitting a parallel light beam bundle, a... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080204658 - Fast response eye tracking: An apparatus (10) for monitoring the position of an eye during a laser ablation treatment of the eye is provided. The apparatus includes optic means (110) for directing an incident light beam (102) along an optical path (104) onto the external surface of the eye (35) so as to illuminate... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20080204659 - Placido projector for corneal topography system: A placido projector for a corneal topography system includes a substrate having dielectric phosphor. The substrate is configured to be activated by electric current and responsive to emit light. A plurality of opaque, concentric rings are formed on the substrate. When the substrate emits light responsive to the electric current,... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080204661 - Deformable mirror device and apparatus for observing retina of eye: It is made possible to improve the variations in the “generated force (load)—deflection characteristics”. A deformable mirror device includes: a substrate; a plurality of electrodes provided on the substrate; a spacer disposed on the substrate; a support member disposed above the spacer and having an opening passing through from a... Agent: Amin, Turocy & Calvin, LLP

20080204660 - Ophthalmoscopic attachment module and surgical microscope having an ophtalmoscopic attachment module: An opthalmoscopic attachment module (150) is provided for attachment to a surgical microscope (100). The opthalmoscopic attachment module (150) has a holding device (153) for an opthalmoscopic magnifier lens (154). This holding device (153) carries a device (180, 181) for guiding illuminating light (125). The unit (180, 181) guides the... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080204662 - Optotype presenting apparatus: An optotype presenting apparatus which presents an optotype for visual acuity test, the apparatus comprises: a display that is illuminated by a backlight and includes a light intensity changing device which changes backlight intensity; a background luminance selecting device which selects background luminance of the optotype among a plurality of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080198322 - Device for training muscles for controlling eyes: An eye-training machine includes a front frame, a rear frame, two prisms and a driving unit. The front frame defines two windows. The rear frame defines two windows corresponding to the windows of the front frame. The prisms are disposed between the front and rear frames corresponding to the windows.... Agent: Dr. Banger Shia

20080198323 - Rimless spectacles: A pair of rimless spectacles includes two lenses, a frame including two temple units and a bridge, and a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism includes a plurality of first connectors spacedly provided at the lenses at a predetermined location and a plurality of second connectors provided at a predetermined location... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20080198324 - Eyeglasses having integrated telescoping video camera and video display: Eyeglasses including video displays that may be pivoted forwardly and outwardly to an open position for viewing through the lenses of the eyeglasses, and may be folded rearwardly and inwardly to a stored position for retention by the temple members of the eyeglasses when not in use, are described. The... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20080198325 - Ophthalmic lens comprising a layer having a variable refractive index: An ophthalmic lens (10) comprises an optical component (1) and a layer (2) placed on a face of the optical component (1a). The layer (2) has a variable refractive index and is structured so that a second order derivative of the index with regard to a linear spatial coordinate along... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20080198326 - Multifocal ophthalmic lens: A method of designing a multifocal ophthalmic lens with one base focus and at least one additional focus, capable of reducing aberrations of the eye for at least one of the foci after its implantation, comprising the steps of: (i) characterizing at least one corneal surface as a mathematical model;... Agent: Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

20080198327 - Fusion improvement and training device fuziotren and method for use thereof: A device for improvement and training the fusion reflex and method for use thereof are proposed. The method comprises providing the device, including substantially identical right and left photo-probes, each photo-probe including a base stand, supporting a vertical rod, with an aiming unit, light-emitting photo-targets of different colors, mounted on... Agent: Aleksandr Smushkovich

20080198329 - Ophtalmologic surgical microscope having a measuring unit: A surgical microscope (100) for ophthalmology includes a measuring unit (110) for determining at least one characteristic value of a patient eye (104). The measuring unit (110) is connected to a computer unit (120) which calculates a model of the patient eye (104) based on the determined characteristic variables. The... Agent: Walter Ottesen

20080198328 - System and method self enabling customers to obtain refraction specifications for, and purchase of, previous or new fitted eyeglasses: A system and method for obtaining a sight screening as well as previous and current optical prescriptions (specifications) for virtual try-on and purchase of glasses and contact lenses operated by one's self, through a voice-activated response self-refraction, or a technician/optician assisted refraction, at a convenient location or possibly several different... Agent: Joseph S. Seriani

20080198331 - Ocular wavefront-correction profiling: Providing multi-focal visual correction includes determining a plurality of visual conditions to which an eye is to be exposed, determining effects of the visual conditions on a pupil of the eye, and determining a target wavefront profile on the basis of the effects.... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080198330 - Pupillometers: Binocular pupillometric apparatus in which images of the left and right pupils of a subject are rapidly and alternately transmitted to the same part of a single image sensor and signal data so obtained are processed to generate separated image data representative of the dimensions of the left and right... Agent: The Firm Of Hueschen And Sage

20080198332 - Fixation light indicator for slit lamp: A slit lamp includes a rest for receiving a patient's face such as the patient's forehead. The slit lamp further includes an optical portion for observing the patient's eye. A fixation light is positioned near the optical portion to direct the patient's view toward the optical portion. A sensor secures... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, PLLC

20080192199 - Compact elastic hinge for a spectacle frame: An elastic hinge for spectacle frame comprises: a endpiece comprising two parallel flanges holding a hinge axis, a case comprising a longitudinal housing comprising a guiding area, a slide arranged in the housing, comprising a salient part spreading outside the housing and maintained in sandwich between both flanges by the... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20080192200 - Method and a device for preparing a job of two ophthalmic lenses belonging to the same pair of eyeglasses for mounting: reconciling the detected centering characteristics and the feeler information for both lenses of the job taken together, so that as a function of the result of this reconciliation, the job is confirmed or refused, and then if the job is confirmed, cutting both lenses of the job to shape, or... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080192201 - Device and method for determining the defective vision of an optical system: A device and method for determining the defective vision of an optical system include a controllable optical element. The objective and subjective determination of the correction values are more greatly combined in that a measuring and controlling device forms a control loop with the controllable optical element, and the optical... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, Llc

20080192202 - Device and method for investigating changes in the eye: A mask (10) has a lightweight, robust, plastics or metal frame or body (12) on which other components are supported. The body (12) includes straps or arms (14) to allow the mask to be temporarily attached to the user's head and is designed to provide a light omitting cover for... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20080192203 - Imaging unit for ophthalmological devices, in particular, for fundus cameras and method for the use thereof: A stripe pattern of known distance is imaged on the ocular fundus by the imaging unit for ophthalmological devices. This makes it possible to carry out absolute measurements of distances and objects at the ocular fundus with knowledge of the initial values serving as a basis. The imaging unit for... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20080192204 - Eye movement sensor device: The eye movement sensor comprises a helmet (1) adjustable to the head of a patient who is undergoing an ophthalmologic examination, in a unit with seat (10) and projection screen (11) of light spots in front, the same helmet (1) incorporating a front light projector (2) which emits a light... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080186444 - Eyeglasses structure and an eyeglasses frame: An eyeglasses structure includes a lenses and an eyeglasses frame including a frame, two legs and a nose pad set. The frame has a base from which one resilient arm stretches to either side of the base. The two legs are respectively pivotally connected to ends of the resilient arms.... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080186445 - Sports glasses lens adapter: A sports glasses construction includes a frame for semi-rimless lenses having a pair of channels for receiving a first pair of selectively removable lenses of a first radius of curvature, and a pair of lens adapters having respective upper rib members sized and shaped to fit into the respective pair... Agent: Chernoff, Vilhauer, Mcclung & Stenzel, LLP (nike)

20080186446 - Eyeglass lens processing apparatus: a controller that, when a reference surface referred by the input hole position data is the lens surface other than the lens surface from which the drilled is performed, measures the other lens surface and obtains data for drilling which defines that the hole passes through a hole position on... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080186447 - Respirator mask with corrective lens frame assemble: A respirator mask has a removably mounted support frame that adjustably and removably mounts a corrective lens frame. The corrective lens frame further has a molded bridge with a biasing member embedded therein. A pivotal tab on the support frame is received in one of a plurality of detents on... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20080186448 - High performance selective light wavelength filtering providing improved contrast sensitivity: The present invention relates to ophthalmic systems comprising a selective light wavelength filter, wherein said selective filter provides improved contrast sensitivity.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080186449 - Gaze tracking using multiple images: Systems and methods for facilitating gaze tracking based on multiple images are disclosed. A gaze tracking system includes an optical module configured to receive illumination from a target and provide a background and tracking channel outputs, the background channel including ambient illumination and the tracking channel including ambient and controlled... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080186450 - Astigmatic axis independent spatial frequency and contrast sensitivity target and method: A set of visual targets and a method for using these targets to evaluate the spatial frequency response and contrast sensitivity of the human visual system. The invention includes four choice test, six choice test, sinusoidal bulls eye and fundamental sinusoidal letters or optotype targets. The four and six choice... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20080186451 - Holding mechanism for use with an ophthalmic tracer, and method: The present invention relates to an ophthalmic holding mechanism for holding an eyeglass frame. The holding mechanism includes a base, a clamping mechanism configured for releaseably securing a lens mount of an eyeglass frame, and an actuator operatively associated with the clamping mechanism for causing linear and rotational movement thereof.... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20080186452 - Optimal dynamic techniques for custom-fit eye optics: A computer method for providing optimal dynamic techniques for custom-fit eye optics. The method includes steps of mounting pressure and motion sensors in a eye-enclosing device, transmitting data produced by said sensors during actual operation of said eye-enclosing device worn by a specific individual, receiving said sensor signals for subsequent... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center